Why Periyar IAS Academy ?

• This is an institute started with a clear Service Motive.
• Facility of a library with 20,000 books , A.C. Digital rooms Guides with 30 years of experience
• Coaching can be offered on payment of fees once , till they pass out. (For UPSC only)
• Facility to study in the Class Rooms even outside the Class Hours.
• Twice monthly a session for clarification with the former candidates who are now employed , is offered .

Academy

The Academy draws its inspiration from the teachings of Periyar, the great social reformer, and strives for uplifting the downtrodden and women. It was established in 1989 with the purpose of coaching aspirants, especially from the disadvantaged sections of the society, for competing in competitive examinations. It has been coaching chiefly for Preliminary examination for UPSC and examinations for Tamilnadu Public Service Commission over 25 years now. A good number of its students have qualified over the years and they are occupying senior level positions in many organizations contributing significantly to the cause of social justice. It places special emphasis on coaching women aspirants and they have justified the trust placed in them by reaching senior positions in significant numbers and contributing positively to social welfare.

From its inception in 1989 the Academy has made steady progress. A number of aspirants who got trained here have emerged successful in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) over the years.

Highlights

• The coaching in the Academy is chiefly for the Civil Services Examination (CSE).
• For the Preliminary Examination the Academy gives coaching for General Studies and CSAT.
• Besides, the Academy gives coaching for the Main Examination - General Studies with the optional subjects: 1) History 2) Geography 3) Public Administration 4) Tamil Literature.
• Coaching will start in December and will go on till August. The coaching will be intensive. It will be for four hours every day, from Monday to Friday. The sessions are conducted from 2.00 to 6.00 pm.
• The Academy engages well qualified and competent faculty who are very experienced in this line. Coaching is given through lectures and, in workshop sessions, through modes like exercises, group discussions, quizzes, debates and seminars.
• The other modes are participative, interactive, and very often competitive. To enable this, study circles will be formed, with aspirants of different backgrounds in each circle. The idea is to promote interaction and self-learning through discussions and group study.
• The workshops will be faculty-guided. The effort in them is to make the aspirants recall what has been taught though lectures, and augment it though self-learning and group study. The stress will be on reinforcement, further learning and communication., from Monday to Friday. The sessions are conducted from 2.00 to 6.00 pm.
• The Academy shall be frequently conducting quiz session on the subjects. Quiz is an effective way of coaching and testing. Being competitive, it evokes a good deal of interest and makes learning a fun-filled activity. Besides, there will be periodical tests on the pattern of the CSE (Prelims)., from Monday to Friday. The sessions are conducted from 2.00 to 6.00 pm.
• Group study comprises three components: discussion on the topic in the study circle, preparation of report/ paper by the circle and presentation of the report in a seminar to the whole batch and the faculty. Every times a different member of the circle shall present the report and files the questions. The presentation may also be in the form of a debate, one circle presenting a viewpoint and another disputing it. If, on evaluation, the report is found below par, the circle will be asked to prepare a fresh report.
• In order to improve public speaking skills, a weekly session called "Student Talk" has been designed. Every week a certain number of students are detailed for the talk. The aspirant is required to talk/ debate on a general topic of his choice from among those selected imaginatively. Every such topic involves serious thinking and shuns superficiality. The talk is subject to evaluation. Below par performers shall be asked to repeat.
• With a view to prompt the aspirants to read newspapers regularly, analyze important issues and have informed opinion on matters, a quiz session called "The World Last Week" shall be conducted every week, competitively between the study circles. Besides, each study circle shall be required to prepare a paper on current affairs every month and circulate it among other study circles. The focus here is not on superficial information, but on in-depth analysis of news.